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Dr. LaShawn Frost Receives Arts Schools Network Presidential Founders Award

Plus, Columbia Restaurant's Richard Gonzmart is named Restaurateur of the Year, and more.

10/26/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

CareerEdge Receives $745,000 Workforce Training Grant

Plus, funding for All Faiths Food Bank, the Pines of Sarasota Foundation and more.

10/12/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Library Foundation for Sarasota County Names Tanna Horner as New Executive Director

Plus, new leadership at the Sarasota County Fire Department, Sarasota Opera, Innovation Academy SRQ and more.

10/12/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Veronica Thames Named CEO of Dogs Inc

Plus, activist Jono Miller has been selected to receive the 2026 Robert M. Artz Advocate Award from the National Recreation and Park Association, and more. 

09/28/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Barancik Foundation Awards More Than $8.7 Million in Grants

Plus: expanded funding for a school-based mental health program, and more.

09/28/2026 By Staff

After the Feast

Indigenous, One of Sarasota’s Most Acclaimed Restaurants, Has Closed

After 15 years in Towles Court, in downtown Sarasota, Chef Steve Phelps’ nationally recognized restaurant has served its final meal.

09/15/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Fast Track

Sarasota Cuban Ballet Expands Studio Company

Plus, The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota names Mark Traugatt specialty chef, and more.

09/14/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

Foundations, Philanthropists Launch $1 Million Matching Campaign to Rewild the Quad Parcels at the Celery Fields

Plus: the Barancik Foundation awards $750,000 in funding to Resilient Retreat, and more.

09/14/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Sarasota High School Lady Sailors Varsity Basketball Team Named Academic State Champion

Plus, Southern Living ranks The Ringling one of the 17 best museums in the South, and more.

08/31/2026 By Staff

Grant Report

CareerEdge Receives $150,000 Grant

Plus: Hugh Culverhouse Jr. launches a $1 million matching challenge for UF's college of law, and more.

08/31/2026 By Staff

Popular Content

    Dr. LaShawn Frost Receives Arts Schools Network Presidential Founders Award

    Indigenous, One of Sarasota’s Most Acclaimed Restaurants, Has Closed

    Michelin-Recommended Pizza Maker Plans New Rosemary Art & Design District Restaurant

    Veronica Thames Named CEO of Dogs Inc

    Beloved Sarasota Restaurant Closes After Overnight Fire

    The Breakfast House Plans a New Home—and Possibly a New Bungalow Village

Fast Track

Academy Award-Winning Songwriter, Producer Mark Ronson Named to Sarasota Arts Group's Curatorial Council

Plus: Michelle Bocock is named Florida School Counselor of the Year, and more.

08/24/2026 By Staff

Pie Squared

Michelin-Recommended Pizza Maker Plans New Rosemary Art & Design District Restaurant

Chef Anthony Petralia is bringing pizza, handmade pasta and a more upscale Italian menu to the former Wolfie’s space on Boulevard of the Arts.

08/17/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

The Bay, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Launch $2 Million Matching Challenge

Plus, SediVision awards $8,000 in scholarships to women pursuing careers in Florida's water industry, and more.

08/10/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

The Ringling Announces 2026-2026 Eleanor Merritt Fellow

Plus, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is named Florida's top employer for women, and more.

08/10/2026 By Staff

You Got The Moves

Sarasota-Manatee Ranks Among Nation’s Top Destinations for Gen X and Millennial Movers

New U-Haul findings add to evidence that the region is attracting more than retirees.

08/10/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Seven Figures

Nearly One In Nine Sarasota-Manatee Homes Sold for $1 Million or More This Spring

Seven-figure sales grew more than twice as quickly as the overall housing market, suggesting $1 million isn’t the rarity it once was.

08/06/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Grant Report

Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Donates $1 Million to UF

Plus, Gulf Coast Community Foundation announces more than $49 million in community impact in FY 2026, Boar's Head raises $100,000 for All Faiths Food Bank, and more.

08/03/2026 By Staff

Fast Track

Jennifer Jorgensen Named Deputy City Manager

Plus, Leadership Sarasota announces its class of 2027 and more.

08/03/2026 By Staff

Master Class

Lakewood Ranch Holds No. 2 Spot for New Home Sales as Wellen Park Jumps to No. 3 Nationally

Lakewood Ranch and Wellen Park landed among the nation’s top three master-planned communities, while Bradenton’s new SeaFlower earned an honorable mention.

07/31/2026 By Kim Doleatto

Office Hours

Sarasota Area Ranks No. 4 for Job Market Momentum and No. 2 for Office Investment

Two new rankings place the Sarasota area among the country’s rising job markets—and Sarasota among its strongest markets for office investment.

07/30/2026 By Kim Doleatto

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